tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post5916682814803180821..comments2011-02-02T00:10:38.367-08:00Comments on Im Übergang: You'll adapt or maybe notzerolandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378827762192917461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post-21063440321318172082009-10-01T02:32:04.993-07:002009-10-01T02:32:04.993-07:00I was born here, and i never got out of Lebanon ye...I was born here, and i never got out of Lebanon yet, and i still can&#39;t get used to that! <br />people do not care about changing it, even if it annoys them as well, they say this is how things are, life is life!<br />not the case for everyone though, some people fight back, and refuse to let it be.rainvisionhttp://rainvision.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post-19225291719155170252008-04-06T01:48:00.000-07:002008-04-06T01:48:00.000-07:00@ Viola Thanks for passing by :D. You've seemed to...@ Viola <BR/><BR/>Thanks for passing by :D. You've seemed to disappear for a while.<BR/>To be honest, I am not emotionally attached to Lebanon at all. I've lived the last 10 years abroad and I feel that overseas was my homeland and I still do. Thats why I compare, because I feel I am comparing to what I am used to living and to what I believe is right. The way I personally perceive it , Lebanon is not home, its an opportunity.<BR/><BR/>@sweetscentofbeirut<BR/><BR/>Yes the local culture is very sexist. And thats wrong like a lot of other things and I don't see people doing anything about it. How can they fix it, when most of them think that there is nothing wrong about it? ....zerolandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378827762192917461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post-15275908947239874382008-04-03T20:28:00.000-07:002008-04-03T20:28:00.000-07:00Im not trying to be sexist or have any sort of dou...Im not trying to be sexist or have any sort of double standard vibe. But for women it can be much harder to adapt than men at times. With cousins, aunts, and neighbors, gossping about every move that you make. From the way you eat, blink, dress, go to the bathroom, or even breathe.<BR/><BR/>For a guy if he dosent like whatever is going on, he can just get his keys and go out for a drive if he likes. <BR/><BR/>I got questioned if I wanted to take a little trip to the mini market across the street.<BR/><BR/>But all is well, in the name of nationalism we do things we never thought we would do.sweetscentofbeiruthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607554436433490474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post-44024912325763350502008-04-01T02:26:00.000-07:002008-04-01T02:26:00.000-07:00I think when you are emotionally attached to your ...I think when you are emotionally attached to your country you tend to ignore "w ghod el nazar" those bad habits and regulations we never follow. <BR/>and it's wrong. it's wrong to adapt. just live in what you believe. dont over compare with other countries. there is always the good and bad. anywhere! <BR/>it's where you feel you belong the most. it's where you feel your home is.<BR/>I'm discovering that my home is here. beirut. and i would never adapt. but i will always try to make a difference. maybe by writing here you are making one!<BR/><BR/>:)viola'https://www.blogger.com/profile/04467730047516112143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010605055199690536.post-91067623396746763502008-03-15T08:58:00.000-07:002008-03-15T08:58:00.000-07:00Nowhere is perfect. I can find a million things in...Nowhere is perfect. I can find a million things in common between England and Lebanon.<BR/><BR/>I think you feel this way because you've returned to Lebanon with an already preconceived idea of how it's going to be.<BR/><BR/>I don't know. Although things are much better here in Lon-land, I miss so many things in Lebanon. I guess I am a true Lebanese no matter where I go. <BR/><BR/>But you are right. I mean there are things that need urgent attention such as discrimination towards the Syrians and other nations (the Lebanese think they are above all cultures and races), bribery, politicizing everything even 9 year old kids, not queuing and not respecting the fact that someone was standing in line before you, and so on...<BR/><BR/>But I guess nothing's perfect and it's all about trying to make an experience as positive as possible especially in your case (you're stuck in Lebanon for some while, no?).poshlemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646938223102683769noreply@blogger.com